To ensure that only North Korea’s finest gamers are allowed across the border into South Korea, the South Korean military is now securing the DMZ (demilitarized zone) with Microsoft’s Kinect sensor. Just kidding — it has nothing to do with gaming, and all about keeping the border secure. It turns out that Kinect is a very good and cheap way to differentiate between animals and errant North Koreans trying to cross the border, and triggering automatic alerts at nearby South Korean military outposts if a human is detected.

It’s hard to say whether the Xbox One is $100 better than the PS4, but I can at least tell you that the Kinect (the reason why the Xbox is more expensive) is an impressive piece of hardware that you’ll (usually) enjoy using. I can also tell you that the Xbox One exclusives, Forza 5 and Ryse, are prettier and more polished than the PS4’s exclusive launch titles.

In a sad move that sacrifices the last vestiges of its creative vision, Microsoft has backed down on the Xbox One’s mandatory Kinect. Despite its initially very vehement protestations about the importance of an always-on, always-watching, always-listening Kinect, Microsoft now says that the Xbox One will continue to work when Kinect isn’t plugged in.